The friend who was on the phone with Trayvon Martin when his fatal confrontation with George Zimmerman began said Monday she is `` disappointed , upset , angry , questioning and mad '' at Zimmerman 's acquittal on murder charges .

Rachel Jeantel called the verdict `` BS '' and said Martin , 17 , was never aggressive .

`` He was a calm , chill , loving person who loved his family , definitely his mother , and a good friend , '' Jeantel told CNN 's `` Piers Morgan Live . ''

Zimmerman , a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford , Florida , was acquitted Saturday of second-degree murder charges in Martin 's death . The killing sparked protests when police declined to bring charges against Zimmerman , leading to the appointment of a special prosecutor who eventually took the case to court .

Prosecutors had argued that Zimmerman , who is Hispanic , had profiled and pursued the African-American teen .

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As the last person to speak to Martin , Jeantel was one of the prosecution 's key witnesses . On the witness stand , she described how Martin told her over the phone that some `` creepy-ass cracker '' was following him and how he turned toward Zimmerman and asked , `` Why are you following me for ? ''

Zimmerman had called police to report Martin as a suspicious person in his neighborhood . The unarmed Martin was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and was staying with his father at the nearby home of his father 's girlfriend .

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Jeantel dismissed arguments that the case had no racial dimension .

`` It was racial . Let 's be honest , racial . If Trayvon was white and he had a hoodie on , would that happen ? '' she asked .

Zimmerman told detectives Martin began pummeling him when he approached him , against the advice of a police dispatcher , and that he had to shoot to save his own life . He did n't testify during the trial , however -- and Jeantel said his defense was `` acting like a punk '' by attempting to paint Martin as a mortal threat .

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`` If you were a real man you would have stand on that stage and tell what happened , '' she said , calling Zimmerman `` weak '' and `` scary . ''

Zimmerman 's lawyers successfully argued for the right to present evidence that Martin had marijuana traces in his system , but never brought that before a jury or presented any testimony about whether the drug could have affected Martin 's behavior .

Jeantel acknowledged that Martin smoked marijuana , but added , `` Weed do n't make him go crazy , it just makes him go hungry . ''

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The 19-year-old found herself in the unforgiving spotlight of a nationally televised trial , in which viewers criticized her for her dress , her weight and her speech and her combative manner on the stand . She admitted to lying about her age and her reasons for skipping Martin 's funeral .

She later explained she is of Haitian descent and grew up speaking Spanish and Creole , and she said Monday that her speech was also affected by an underbite that will require surgery to correct .

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A juror who spoke to CNN 's `` Anderson Cooper 360 '' on Monday said she had difficulty understanding Jeantel and did n't consider her a credible witness , `` but I felt very sorry for her . ''

`` She did n't ask to be in this place ... She wanted to go . She wanted to leave . She did n't want to be any part of this jury . I think she felt inadequate toward everyone because of her education and her communications skills . I just felt sadness for her . ''

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Zimmerman was `` weak '' and his defense acted `` like a punk , '' Rachel Jeantel says

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The case was about race , Jeantel says

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Jeantel calls Zimmerman verdict `` BS ''

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Martin `` was a calm , chill , loving person , '' she says